What was the court status of Tanaka's case when he died?
Case closed
Case was still under trial
Case was opened for retrial
Case was open before the Supreme Court
Answer
Tanaka's case was open before the Supreme Court when he died. He had filed a habeas corpus petition, arguing that his detention violated the constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The Supreme Court had not yet ruled on the petition when Tanaka died in 1988.
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